The race, in three figures
The race, in words
ARİF KALAFAT finished 271st of 743 men in the Open division at Istanbul 2026, in 1:20:52, faster than 64% of the field.
The runs carried this race: faster than 86% of the field over the eight kilometres, against 41% on the stations. If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:46 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:14 worse against the middle of the field than the first.
Istanbul ran fast: the 324 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 3:07 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:35Running 1 4:55v median −0:24
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Block 02 6:19Running 2 3:53v median −0:33
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Block 03 8:46Running 3 3:50v median −0:56
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Block 04 8:42Running 4 3:54v median −0:51
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Block 05 8:36Running 5 3:56v median −0:56
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Block 06 6:08Running 6 3:38v median −1:06
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Block 07 8:55Running 7 3:37v median −1:06
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Block 08 14:16Running 8 4:48v median −0:39
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 9:43
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 735
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 735 men who finished.